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Sutra 5

संहतानीकं हस्तिभिर्भेदयेत् ॥ कZ_१०.३.०५ ॥

saṃhatānīkaṃ hastibhir bhedayet

గట్టిగా గుంపుగా ఉన్న శత్రు వ్యూహాన్ని ఏనుగులతో ఛేదించాలి.

संहत-अनीकम्the compact (close-formed) battle-array
संहत-अनीकम्:
TypeNoun
Rootअनीक
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया; समासः—संहत (ppp of √हन्/√हृ? here adjectival ‘compact/close-formed’) + अनीक ‘army/array’
हस्तिभिःby elephants / with war-elephants
हस्तिभिः:
TypeNoun
Rootहस्तिन्
Formपुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, तृतीया (करण)
भेदयेत्should cause to be broken / should breach
भेदयेत्:
TypeVerb
Root√भिद्
Formकारणार्थक-णिच् (भेदय-), विधिलिङ्/आज्ञार्थे optative; परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
E
elephants
E
enemy formation (anīka)

FAQs

To rupture cohesion and create gaps so follow-on troops can exploit disorder; elephants act as a shock arm against dense arrays.